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Rocky Top 2023

Gatlinburg, Tennessee · 2 December 2023 · 14 events · 163 competitors · 385 personal bests

Luke Garrett won eight of the 14 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Luke Garrett by 0.12 seconds. 163 competitors produced 385 personal bests, 114 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jeremy Lauten took a 3×3 single of 49.47 down to 13.73, 72 percent better in one day.

Eight wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.12s
closest final — Pyraminx, Luke Garrett over Alex Bohac
385
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett4.816.08
2×2Luke Garrett1.121.43
4×4Luke Garrett24.2025.86
5×5Luke Garrett51.6653.35
6×6Katie Hull1:39.251:47.85
7×7Luke Garrett2:23.282:25.97
3×3 blindfoldedCalix Tang22.12—
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett7.189.83
ClockEddie Artze4.064.86
MegaminxLuke Garrett30.5037.39
PyraminxLuke Garrett1.802.38
SkewbAyden Dincher1.083.11
Square-1Matthew Remington8.709.90
4×4 blindfoldedCalix Tang6:43.44—

The PB harvest

385 set · 114 still standing
  • Ayden Dincher — Skewb single 1.08: into the top 0.075% of the event's history.
  • Jake M. Hanson — Pyraminx single 1.50: into the top 0.42% of the event's history.
  • Leo Giacobone — Pyraminx single 1.85: into the top 0.9% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Moore — Pyraminx single 2.64: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Tate Sullivan — Skewb single 2.62: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Mayson Frye — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Buel — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Chase Duncan — Pyraminx single 3.05: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

163 competitors · 1929 results · 14 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1L' D2 F2 B R2 U' B' L F' B L2 F B2 U2 D2 L2 D2 B' L'
  2. 2D2 U2 L U2 R' F2 D2 R B2 R D2 L2 D' U2 F' R' B' R' U2 R2
  3. 3L' B2 L D2 U2 L' B2 D2 U2 F' R B' R' D' B D2 U F U'
  4. 4B D F2 U2 F' U2 R2 D R U D2 B' U2 B D2 F' D2 F' U2 R2
  5. 5D2 B2 L2 D2 B2 L F2 D2 F2 R U' F' D L U' B' D2 U' R2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

163 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.